Boston vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$154
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$315
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$165
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
83
😀 Quality of life
91
58
🏙️ Population
676K
9.61M

The cost of living in Boston is 751% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 24th and 8923rd ($3547 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 2nd in the United States and Egypt, respectively. Check the United States vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Boston compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 103rd and 5545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Cairo

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Boston Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$25.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
14.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$453
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$3.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$3.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$0.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$2.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$2.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$90.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$1985

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$318
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$335
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$300
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$307
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$288
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$325
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$319
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$301
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$272
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$268
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$298
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$276
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$316
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$339
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$290
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$640
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1684
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1742
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1732
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$381
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1577
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1511
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1471
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1686
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$809
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1837
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1716
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$336
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1884
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$360
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$813
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1811